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The worldwide shift from stationary desktop computers to highly-portable laptop and tablet computers offers organizations increased productivity, flexible work schedules and greater work/life balance. Driven by the need for increased productivity and the ability to present up-to-date information at a moment’s notice, secure mobile computing can be an organization’s greatest strength. However, research indicates that lost or stolen laptop computers cause nearly 50% of public data breaches.3 With recently-expanded state data breach legislation, even a single lost or stolen computer can expose organizations to the negative publicity and increased costs associated with public data breaches.

To protect themselves, many organizations have developed sophisticated IT asset use policies while others have combined policy with encryption technology in hopes of better securing computers and the sensitive information they contain. While these are necessary steps, organizations still struggle to compensate for the “human factor.” According to a recent survey, more than 60% of data breaches are the work of those operating within the firewall – insiders such as employees, contractors and others with ready access to sensitive information. Accidentally or by design, employees will always be the weakest link in computer security strategies that rely on their diligence to provide consistent protection.